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Cuba imposes travel permit for doctors to limit ‘brain drain’

The Cuban government has said it is reimposing a travel permit requirement on many doctors. The move, which is an attempt to counter a brain...

Barack Obama: Climate deal needs legally binding periodic reviews

US president Barack Obama has said the emerging global climate agreement must have transparency provisions and periodic reviews of carbon-cutting targets that are legally...

US marine guilty of killing transgender woman in the Philippines

A US Marine has been convicted of killing a transgender woman in a hotel in the Philippines. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted of...

Tensions mount as Turkey accuses Russia of ‘cover up’

Russia has been accused of trying to “cover up” its infringement of Turkish airspace with “unfounded” claims that Turkey is illegally importing oil from...

$1.5m bond for Chicago police officer charged with murdering Laquan McDonald

A judge has set bond at $1.5m (€1.42m) for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder after a squad car video caught him...

Turkey ‘detains 1,300 migrants’ in sweep at crossing point to Greece

Authorities in north-west Turkey have rounded up some 1,300 migrants allegedly preparing to make their way into Greece, according to reports. Some 750 migrants were...

Turkey will not apologise to Russia over jet downing, says country’s PM

Turkey’s prime minister has said his country will not apologise to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria that crossed through Turkish...

Planned Parenthood clinic shooting suspect said ‘no more baby parts’

The man who police say staged a deadly shooting attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic that offers abortion services said “no more baby parts”...

Beijing air pollution reaches extremely hazardous levels

Beijing is experiencing its worst air pollution this year, with monitoring sites throughout the city reporting extremely hazardous levels of pollutants. City authorities issued a...

Japan whaling fleet set to leave for Atlantic

Japan’s whaling fleet is preparing to leave for the Antarctic for a three-month hunt, despite protests from opponents who say Tokyo has not proved...

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